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2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 403A - Uniform deployed parents custody and visitation act
403A.309 Content of temporary custody order.

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KY Rev Stat § 403A.309 (2021)
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403A.309 Content of temporary custody order. (1) (2) An order granting custodial responsibility under this article shall: (a) Designate the order as temporary; and (b) Identify to the extent feasible the destination, duration, and conditions of the deployment. If applicable, an order for custodial responsibility under KRS 403A.301 to 403A.311 shall: (a) Specify the allocation of caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact among the deploying parent, the other parent, and any nonparent; (b) If the order divides caretaking or decision-making authority between individuals, or grants caretaking authority to one (1) individual and limited contact to another, provide a process to resolve any dispute that may arise; (c) Provide for liberal communication between the deploying parent and the child during deployment, including through electronic means, unless contrary to the best interest of the child, and allocate any costs of communication; (d) Provide for liberal contact between the deploying parent and the child during the time the deploying parent is on leave or otherwise available, unless contrary to the best interest of the child; (e) Provide for the reasonable contact between the deploying parent and the child after return from deployment until the temporary order is terminated, even if the time of contact exceeds the time the deploying parent spent with the child before entry of the temporary order; and (f) Provide that the order will terminate pursuant to KRS 403A.401 to 403A.404 after the deploying parent returns from deployment. Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 21, effective June 29, 2021.
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